Justin Doyle sits with his mother, Patty Smith, at their home in Rockford on April 23, 2017. On April 18, Gov. Bruce Rauner commuted Doyle's sentence, and he was released the next day after serving nine years of his 30-year sentence. Doyle was 15 when he was charged with murder.

Justin Doyle sits with his mother, Patty Smith, at their home in Rockford on April 23, 2017. On April 18, Gov. Bruce Rauner commuted Doyle's sentence, and he was released the next day after serving nine years of his 30-year sentence. Doyle was 15 when he was charged with murder.

Justin Doyle was 15 when he was charged with murder. On April 19, 2017, Doyle was released from prison after serving nine years of his 30-year sentence after Gov. Bruce Rauner commuted Doyle's sentence. Doyle's case is an example of Illinois' felony murder rule, which many criminal justice experts argue shouldn't apply to juveniles.